"These defendants do not get a pass for who they are, no matter how noble their cause may be," he said.

A defendant would not necessarily get his choice of a lawyer.

Under the proposal in Congress, the defendant, instead of getting a new trial, would get the chair.

She also said that defendants with more money got better legal defense.

Instead, poor defendants get a private attorney who is paid poorly by the state.

The judge has to make every effort that the defendant gets a fair trial, he said.

Were the defendants discussing ways of getting their stories straight?

Can the defendant, in light of the new evidence, get a fair trial?

If the answer to both questions is yes, the defendant gets death.

She was testifying in court when the defendant got out of control.